equal access rule — This doctrine, whereby finding contraband on premises occupied by defendant is not sufficient to support a conviction if persons other than defendant had an equal opportunity to commit the crime, requires evidence which affirmatively shows that… … Black's law dictionary
Equal Access to Justice Act — This 1980 Act entitles certain prevailing parties to recover attorney and expert witness fees, and other expenses, in actions involving the United States, unless the Government action was substantially justified. 5 U.S.C.A. No. 504; 28 U.S.C.A.… … Black's law dictionary
Equal Access to Justice Act — This 1980 Act entitles certain prevailing parties to recover attorney and expert witness fees, and other expenses, in actions involving the United States, unless the Government action was substantially justified. 5 U.S.C.A. No. 504; 28 U.S.C.A.… … Black's law dictionary
Prime Time Access Rule — The Prime Time Access Rule (PTAR) was instituted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to restrict the amount of network programming that local television stations owned by or affiliated with a network may air during prime time .The… … Wikipedia
Access control — is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. Access control mechanisms can be used in managing physical resources (such as a movie theater, to which only ticketholders should be admitted), logical… … Wikipedia
Rule of law — The rule of law, in its most basic form, is the principle that no one is above the law. Thomas Paine stated in his pamphlet Common Sense (1776): For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and… … Wikipedia
Equal Rights Amendment — The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a failed proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex, which failed to gain ratification before the end of the deadline.… … Wikipedia
Controlled-access highway — Freeway redirects here. For other meanings, see Freeway (disambiguation). A freeway with a wide grass median (Highway 402 in Canada) A controlled access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic… … Wikipedia
SEC Rule 10b-5 — is one of the most important rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to its authority granted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The rule prohibits any act or omission resulting in fraud or deceit in… … Wikipedia
American rule — The traditional American Rule is that attorney fees are not awardable to the winning party (i.e. each litigant must pay his own attorney fees) unless statutorily or contractually authorized; however exceptions exist in that an award may be made… … Black's law dictionary
